In the world of barbecue, champion pitmaster Mike Mills is affectionately known as "The Legend." He presides over the pits at his seven nationally acclaimed barbecue restaurants - four 17th Street Bar & Grill restaurants in Southern Illinois and three…

In the world of barbecue, champion pitmaster Mike Mills is affectionately known as "The Legend." He presides over the pits at his seven nationally acclaimed barbecue restaurants - four 17th Street Bar & Grill restaurants in Southern Illinois and three Memphis Championship Barbecue restaurants in Las Vegas.In the early 1990s he was co-captain of the Apple City Barbecue team, one of the most celebrated teams ever on the circuit. He is a four-time World Champion and three-time Grand World Champion at Memphis in May, otherwise known as the Super Bowl of Swine. He is also the 1992 Grand Champion of the Jack Danielâ€™s World Invitational Barbecue Cooking Contest and he won the Jack Danielâ€™s Sauce Contest that year as well.